diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.story.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.story.tsx
index 08714bb0dd3..773b78d2584 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.story.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.story.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { IconButton } from '../IconButton/IconButton';
 import { ContextMenu } from './ContextMenu';
 import { WithContextMenu } from './WithContextMenu';
 import mdx from './ContextMenu.mdx';
+import { MenuGroup } from '../Menu/MenuGroup';
+import { MenuItem } from '../Menu/MenuItem';
 
 export default {
   title: 'General/ContextMenu',
@@ -26,13 +28,23 @@ const menuItems = [
   },
 ];
 
+const renderMenuItems = () => {
+  return menuItems?.map((group, index) => (
+    <MenuGroup key={`${group.label}${index}`} label={group.label} ariaLabel={group.label}>
+      {(group.items || []).map((item) => (
+        <MenuItem key={item.label} label={item.label} ariaLabel={item.label} />
+      ))}
+    </MenuGroup>
+  ));
+};
+
 export const Basic = () => {
-  return <ContextMenu x={10} y={11} onClose={() => {}} itemsGroup={menuItems} />;
+  return <ContextMenu x={10} y={11} onClose={() => {}} renderMenuItems={renderMenuItems} />;
 };
 
 export const WithState = () => {
   return (
-    <WithContextMenu getContextMenuItems={() => menuItems}>
+    <WithContextMenu renderMenuItems={renderMenuItems}>
       {({ openMenu }) => <IconButton name="info-circle" onClick={openMenu} />}
     </WithContextMenu>
   );
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
index cc106c22ad0..26b7019e857 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { useClickAway } from 'react-use';
 import { Portal } from '../Portal/Portal';
 import { Menu } from '../Menu/Menu';
-import { MenuGroup, MenuItemsGroup } from '../Menu/MenuGroup';
-import { MenuItem } from '../Menu/MenuItem';
 
 export interface ContextMenuProps {
   /** Starting horizontal position for the menu */
@@ -13,69 +11,57 @@ export interface ContextMenuProps {
   y: number;
   /** Callback for closing the menu */
   onClose?: () => void;
-  /** List of the menu items to display */
-  itemsGroup?: MenuItemsGroup[];
+  /** RenderProp function that returns menu items to display */
+  renderMenuItems?: () => React.ReactNode;
   /** A function that returns header element */
   renderHeader?: () => React.ReactNode;
 }
 
-export const ContextMenu: React.FC<ContextMenuProps> = React.memo(({ x, y, onClose, itemsGroup, renderHeader }) => {
-  const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const [positionStyles, setPositionStyles] = useState({});
+export const ContextMenu: React.FC<ContextMenuProps> = React.memo(
+  ({ x, y, onClose, renderMenuItems, renderHeader }) => {
+    const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const [positionStyles, setPositionStyles] = useState({});
 
-  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    const menuElement = menuRef.current;
-    if (menuElement) {
-      const rect = menuElement.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const OFFSET = 5;
-      const collisions = {
-        right: window.innerWidth < x + rect.width,
-        bottom: window.innerHeight < rect.bottom + rect.height + OFFSET,
-      };
+    useLayoutEffect(() => {
+      const menuElement = menuRef.current;
+      if (menuElement) {
+        const rect = menuElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const OFFSET = 5;
+        const collisions = {
+          right: window.innerWidth < x + rect.width,
+          bottom: window.innerHeight < rect.bottom + rect.height + OFFSET,
+        };
 
-      setPositionStyles({
-        position: 'fixed',
-        left: collisions.right ? x - rect.width - OFFSET : x - OFFSET,
-        top: collisions.bottom ? y - rect.height - OFFSET : y + OFFSET,
-      });
-    }
-  }, [x, y]);
+        setPositionStyles({
+          position: 'fixed',
+          left: collisions.right ? x - rect.width - OFFSET : x - OFFSET,
+          top: collisions.bottom ? y - rect.height - OFFSET : y + OFFSET,
+        });
+      }
+    }, [x, y]);
 
-  useClickAway(menuRef, () => {
-    if (onClose) {
-      onClose();
-    }
-  });
+    useClickAway(menuRef, () => {
+      if (onClose) {
+        onClose();
+      }
+    });
+    const header = renderHeader && renderHeader();
+    const menuItems = renderMenuItems && renderMenuItems();
 
-  const header = renderHeader && renderHeader();
-  return (
-    <Portal>
-      <Menu
-        header={header}
-        ref={menuRef}
-        style={positionStyles}
-        ariaLabel={selectors.components.Menu.MenuComponent('Context')}
-        onClick={onClose}
-      >
-        {itemsGroup?.map((group, index) => (
-          <MenuGroup key={`${group.label}${index}`} label={group.label} ariaLabel={group.label}>
-            {(group.items || []).map((item) => (
-              <MenuItem
-                key={`${item.label}`}
-                url={item.url}
-                label={item.label}
-                ariaLabel={item.label}
-                target={item.target}
-                icon={item.icon}
-                active={item.active}
-                onClick={item.onClick}
-              />
-            ))}
-          </MenuGroup>
-        ))}
-      </Menu>
-    </Portal>
-  );
-});
+    return (
+      <Portal>
+        <Menu
+          header={header}
+          ref={menuRef}
+          style={positionStyles}
+          ariaLabel={selectors.components.Menu.MenuComponent('Context')}
+          onClick={onClose}
+        >
+          {menuItems}
+        </Menu>
+      </Portal>
+    );
+  }
+);
 
 ContextMenu.displayName = 'ContextMenu';
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/WithContextMenu.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/WithContextMenu.tsx
index 51a14559805..f7c69446d0b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/WithContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/ContextMenu/WithContextMenu.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { ContextMenu } from '../ContextMenu/ContextMenu';
-import { MenuItemsGroup } from '../Menu/MenuGroup';
 
 interface WithContextMenuProps {
   /** Menu item trigger that accepts openMenu prop */
   children: (props: { openMenu: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLElement> }) => JSX.Element;
   /** A function that returns an array of menu items */
-  getContextMenuItems: () => MenuItemsGroup[];
+  renderMenuItems: () => React.ReactNode;
 }
 
-export const WithContextMenu: React.FC<WithContextMenuProps> = ({ children, getContextMenuItems }) => {
+export const WithContextMenu: React.FC<WithContextMenuProps> = ({ children, renderMenuItems }) => {
   const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   const [menuPosition, setMenuPosition] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 });
-
   return (
     <>
       {children({
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ export const WithContextMenu: React.FC<WithContextMenuProps> = ({ children, getC
           onClose={() => setIsMenuOpen(false)}
           x={menuPosition.x}
           y={menuPosition.y}
-          itemsGroup={getContextMenuItems()}
+          renderMenuItems={renderMenuItems}
         />
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.tsx
index 14a300e92e4..1effb787e7f 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { css } from 'emotion';
 import { WithContextMenu } from '../ContextMenu/WithContextMenu';
 import { linkModelToContextMenuItems } from '../../utils/dataLinks';
+import { MenuGroup, MenuItemsGroup } from '../Menu/MenuGroup';
+import { MenuItem } from '../Menu/MenuItem';
 
 interface DataLinksContextMenuProps {
   children: (props: DataLinksContextMenuApi) => JSX.Element;
@@ -18,8 +20,24 @@ export interface DataLinksContextMenuApi {
 
 export const DataLinksContextMenu: React.FC<DataLinksContextMenuProps> = ({ children, links, config }) => {
   const linksCounter = config.links!.length;
-  const getDataLinksContextMenuItems = () => {
-    return [{ items: linkModelToContextMenuItems(links), label: 'Data links' }];
+  const itemsGroup: MenuItemsGroup[] = [{ items: linkModelToContextMenuItems(links), label: 'Data links' }];
+  const renderMenuGroupItems = () => {
+    return itemsGroup.map((group, index) => (
+      <MenuGroup key={`${group.label}${index}`} label={group.label} ariaLabel={group.label}>
+        {(group.items || []).map((item) => (
+          <MenuItem
+            key={item.label}
+            url={item.url}
+            label={item.label}
+            ariaLabel={item.label}
+            target={item.target}
+            icon={item.icon}
+            active={item.active}
+            onClick={item.onClick}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </MenuGroup>
+    ));
   };
 
   // Use this class name (exposed via render prop) to add context menu indicator to the click target of the visualization
@@ -29,7 +47,7 @@ export const DataLinksContextMenu: React.FC<DataLinksContextMenuProps> = ({ chil
 
   if (linksCounter > 1) {
     return (
-      <WithContextMenu getContextMenuItems={getDataLinksContextMenuItems}>
+      <WithContextMenu renderMenuItems={renderMenuGroupItems}>
         {({ openMenu }) => {
           return children({ openMenu, targetClassName });
         }}
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Graph/GraphContextMenu.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Graph/GraphContextMenu.tsx
index 28aa8b385d6..bce86baa805 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Graph/GraphContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Graph/GraphContextMenu.tsx
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ import { HorizontalGroup } from '../Layout/Layout';
 import { FormattedValueDisplay } from '../FormattedValueDisplay/FormattedValueDisplay';
 import { SeriesIcon } from '../VizLegend/SeriesIcon';
 import { css } from 'emotion';
+import { MenuGroup, MenuGroupProps } from '../Menu/MenuGroup';
+import { MenuItem } from '../Menu/MenuItem';
 
 export type ContextDimensions<T extends Dimensions = any> = { [key in keyof T]: [number, number | undefined] | null };
 
 export type GraphContextMenuProps = ContextMenuProps & {
   getContextMenuSource: () => FlotDataPoint | null;
   timeZone?: TimeZone;
+  itemsGroup?: MenuGroupProps[];
   dimensions?: GraphDimensions;
   contextDimensions?: ContextDimensions;
 };
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ export const GraphContextMenu: React.FC<GraphContextMenuProps> = ({
   const itemsToRender = itemsGroup
     ? itemsGroup.map((group) => ({
         ...group,
-        items: group.items.filter((item) => item.label),
+        items: group.items?.filter((item) => item.label),
       }))
     : [];
 
@@ -80,8 +83,26 @@ export const GraphContextMenu: React.FC<GraphContextMenuProps> = ({
       />
     );
   };
+  const renderMenuGroupItems = () => {
+    return itemsToRender?.map((group, index) => (
+      <MenuGroup key={`${group.label}${index}`} label={group.label} ariaLabel={group.label}>
+        {(group.items || []).map((item) => (
+          <MenuItem
+            key={`${item.label}`}
+            url={item.url}
+            label={item.label}
+            ariaLabel={item.label}
+            target={item.target}
+            icon={item.icon}
+            active={item.active}
+            onClick={item.onClick}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </MenuGroup>
+    ));
+  };
 
-  return <ContextMenu {...otherProps} itemsGroup={itemsToRender} renderHeader={renderHeader} />;
+  return <ContextMenu {...otherProps} renderMenuItems={renderMenuGroupItems} renderHeader={renderHeader} />;
 };
 
 /** @internal */
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/NodeGraph/useContextMenu.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/NodeGraph/useContextMenu.tsx
index 6303376c8e2..5bb5f6666ae 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/NodeGraph/useContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/NodeGraph/useContextMenu.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { useTheme } from '../../themes/ThemeContext';
 import { stylesFactory } from '../../themes/stylesFactory';
 import { getEdgeFields, getNodeFields } from './utils';
 import { css } from 'emotion';
+import { MenuGroup } from '../Menu/MenuGroup';
+import { MenuItem } from '../Menu/MenuItem';
 
 /**
  * Hook that contains state of the context menu, both for edges and nodes and provides appropriate component when
@@ -30,11 +32,26 @@ export function useContextMenu(
 
   if (openedNode) {
     const items = getItems(getLinks(nodes, openedNode.node.dataFrameRowIndex));
+    const renderMenuGroupItems = () => {
+      return items?.map((group, index) => (
+        <MenuGroup key={`${group.label}${index}`} label={group.label} ariaLabel={group.label}>
+          {(group.items || []).map((item) => (
+            <MenuItem
+              key={`${item.label}`}
+              url={item.url}
+              label={item.label}
+              ariaLabel={item.label}
+              onClick={item.onClick}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </MenuGroup>
+      ));
+    };
     if (items.length) {
       MenuComponent = (
         <ContextMenu
           renderHeader={() => <NodeHeader node={openedNode.node} nodes={nodes} />}
-          itemsGroup={items}
+          renderMenuItems={renderMenuGroupItems}
           onClose={() => setOpenedNode(undefined)}
           x={openedNode.event.pageX}
           y={openedNode.event.pageY}
@@ -45,11 +62,26 @@ export function useContextMenu(
 
   if (openedEdge) {
     const items = getItems(getLinks(edges, openedEdge.edge.dataFrameRowIndex));
+    const renderMenuGroupItems = () => {
+      return items?.map((group, index) => (
+        <MenuGroup key={`${group.label}${index}`} label={group.label} ariaLabel={group.label}>
+          {(group.items || []).map((item) => (
+            <MenuItem
+              key={item.label}
+              url={item.url}
+              label={item.label}
+              ariaLabel={item.label}
+              onClick={item.onClick}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </MenuGroup>
+      ));
+    };
     if (items.length) {
       MenuComponent = (
         <ContextMenu
           renderHeader={() => <EdgeHeader edge={openedEdge.edge} edges={edges} />}
-          itemsGroup={items}
+          renderMenuItems={renderMenuGroupItems}
           onClose={() => setOpenedEdge(undefined)}
           x={openedEdge.event.pageX}
           y={openedEdge.event.pageY}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ContextMenuPlugin.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ContextMenuPlugin.tsx
index 8b120a24ca6..f276d2c356f 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ContextMenuPlugin.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ContextMenuPlugin.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {
   IconName,
   MenuItemProps,
   MenuItemsGroup,
+  MenuGroup,
+  MenuItem,
   Portal,
   useGraphNGContext,
 } from '@grafana/ui';
@@ -31,9 +33,9 @@ interface ContextMenuPluginProps {
 
 export const ContextMenuPlugin: React.FC<ContextMenuPluginProps> = ({
   data,
+  defaultItems,
   onClose,
   timeZone,
-  defaultItems,
   replaceVariables,
 }) => {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -105,7 +107,6 @@ export const ContextMenuView: React.FC<ContextMenuProps> = ({
   if (!xField) {
     return null;
   }
-
   const items = defaultItems ? [...defaultItems] : [];
   let renderHeader: () => JSX.Element | null = () => null;
 
@@ -160,9 +161,28 @@ export const ContextMenuView: React.FC<ContextMenuProps> = ({
     );
   }
 
+  const renderMenuGroupItems = () => {
+    return items?.map((group, index) => (
+      <MenuGroup key={`${group.label}${index}`} label={group.label} ariaLabel={group.label}>
+        {(group.items || []).map((item) => (
+          <MenuItem
+            key={item.label}
+            url={item.url}
+            label={item.label}
+            ariaLabel={item.label}
+            target={item.target}
+            icon={item.icon}
+            active={item.active}
+            onClick={item.onClick}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </MenuGroup>
+    ));
+  };
+
   return (
     <ContextMenu
-      itemsGroup={items}
+      renderMenuItems={renderMenuGroupItems}
       renderHeader={renderHeader}
       x={selection.coords.viewport.x}
       y={selection.coords.viewport.y}